episode_0074

Unlike the off-road past, the carriage passes on a well-organized road.

It’s a little bit shaky, but it’s bearable.

Moreover, because there is something that can be called a road, unlike the previous day when it took about two days, if there are no weather issues, it will arrive within today.

“Engagement..”

“Hmm..”

However, seeing my parents overly worried makes me nervous without realizing it.

It would be better if I could at least know the reason, but it’s too late to ask.

Just seeing Bea, who usually gets along comfortably with her parents like a real child, sitting next to me and shaking like a daughter-in-law meeting for the first time, told me what the mood was like right now.

I was startled when I gently placed my hand on the back of Bea’s hand, which seemed to be more nervous than me, which was neatly gathered together.

After a while, I realized that the hand was mine, and only then did the trembling subside a little.

-Take a deep breath. Why are you so nervous?

No matter how quietly you speak, there is no way your parents can’t hear you.

Therefore, the method I chose was writing on the back of my hand.

As I scribbled it down in an otherworldly language that looked a bit like English, Bea’s right hand started writing on the back of my hand.

-How can I not be nervous when the royal family calls me?

Even though I was the one called by the royal family, Bea reacted as if it was her own work.

Well… if something like this happened to Bea, I would have a similar reaction.

-are you okay. Nothing will happen. I’ll bet you

As soon as I finished writing, I stopped Bea’s hand from coming up again and patted it as if comforting a child.

Bea’s hands relaxed without any sign of resistance, and at the same time, her tense body relaxed.

This time, I looked at Bea’s face instead of the back of my hand, smiled, and looked forward.

“The atmosphere is really nice.”

“…”

The two people who had been thinking with serious expressions just a moment ago were looking at me and Bea with happy parental smiles.

We were shocked and had no choice but to freeze.

“We had times like that too… right?”

“Keuhm.. It’s the best time.”

It seemed like a reminiscence of the past, but on the contrary, my mother glared at my father as if she was dissatisfied with something.

My father nodded and avoided my mother’s sharp gaze.

Then the mother stopped looking any further and spoke about what she had just encountered.

“Anyway.. Ollie.. what should the empress do..”

“.. Shouldn’t you have at least said that.”

“Would you feel the same way if you received a letter like that from a child who was only five years old?”

“.. Sigh..”

My father shook his head from side to side and sighed softly.

Then, when my father’s eyes turned to me, I couldn’t help but flinch.

Even though I had done nothing wrong, a part of my heart was pricked and I felt nervous for no reason.

My mother, who noticed this, poked my father’s side and made him look away.

“Why do you do that to a kid who didn’t do anything wrong? It’s the same as when you were young. Do you know how hard it was for me because of the Bulyeosi?”

“.. So please respond more..”

“Did you call that a response? I also thought he wanted to start a harem because he was running around here and there.”

“No..! Why do you say that…”

Mother looking at father with cold eyes.

Unlike before, my father, who was sweating coldly, hugged my mother slightly in an attempt to calm things down.

“There is no way I would leave you and see another woman.”

“.. A man like that was caught acting like that a few weeks ago.. Eup!”

“Shhh, shh! The kids are watching!”

My father’s hand quickly covered my mother’s mouth, but he had already heard everything he needed to hear.

Uh.. So, new mother..? Does that even happen?

‘I’m already feeling dizzy…’

I thought something like that wouldn’t happen because my mother and father looked so happy together, but I guess they don’t know what’s going on in the world.

“Why are you covering your mouth? My husband is still being eaten by someone else.”

“Please.. speak carefully..Other people will misunderstand..”

My father, who closed his eyes tightly and held the back of his neck with his right hand, told me about the whole incident.

“I didn’t approach him first, all I did was confess to him. Even if it’s a concubine’s office, will you accept it? ”

The woman who confessed to her father was a noble lady who had just become an adult.

He confessed that he fell in love at first sight despite the age difference of over 20.

There were many people on Earth who liked middle-aged men, and polygamy was legal in this world, so it wasn’t a big problem.

“But of course I refused. Because you can’t have more wives just because you like me.”

“.. The problem is that you comforted that bitch who was crying over her refusal. What if I leave room for it?”

“That’s okay.. isn’t it..?”

“It’s not okay!”

As I was looking at my father talking jokingly and my mother patting his shoulder, Bea nudged me from next to me.

When I turned around to see if something was wrong, I was met with the same sharp gaze that my mother had given me a moment ago.

“.. You shouldn’t increase it any more..”

“.. Yes..”

I had a feeling that my future self would be captured by my wives.

*

Even while the division was there, the carriage ran continuously and was able to reach the capital by the time the sun was setting.

And the huge imperial palace that becomes visible as soon as you enter the capital.

Perhaps because it was newly painted or because the material had been changed, the exterior had changed from gold to a slightly reddish color.

“It will arrive in a little while. You must be careful when using the title princess in front of the empress. If you continue as usual, you might end up in big trouble.”

“Yes, I understand.”

After nodding to my father, who repeatedly repeated the obvious, the carriage arrived in front of the imperial palace.

I felt it from afar, but as I got closer, I could feel its enormity even more.

The window in front opened and the coachman’s face was visible through it.

“Arrived at the imperial palace. Let’s open the door now.”

“Okay, good job.”

The coachman bowed his head slightly at his mother’s words, closed the window again, and at the same time the carriage door opened.

When I got up and went out of the carriage, there was a woman I had seen as a child standing there.

“Long time no see, Master Berador.”

A woman wearing golden armor.

The name is obviously…

“.. Captain Martina.. is that correct?”

“That’s right. They said he lost his mind for about 10 years, so I thought he might have forgotten, but it turns out I was wrong.”

Martina, whom I met for the first time in 10 years, had not changed much except for a scar on her cheek and several scratches on her armor.

“Oh my Martina. It’s been a while.”

“Soroot, welcome too. Thank you for your hard work on your long journey.”

“What. Unlike in the past, the roads were well-organized.”

Martina bowed her head to her mother, bowed to her father who came out later, and personally showed him to his room.

“So you’re saying Martina doesn’t know why she called us?”

“That’s right. I found out a little while ago that you called me.”

I walked through the palace with Martina, and after a while, I arrived at two rooms.

“Soroot and Geoff can unpack here. And Master Berador and Lady Beatyrus, please rest for a while on the other side.”

“Okay, thank you Martina.”

My father followed behind my mother, who entered the room while waving her hand, and Bea and I tried to enter the room across from us.

“Master Berador, just a moment.”

“Yes?”

If it weren’t for Martina suddenly calling me out, I would have gone into the room with Bea.

Bea must have felt a little anxious and was holding on to my sleeve.

“Her Majesty the Empress ordered me to bring Master Barador as soon as he arrives.”

“.. Is it just me.”

“Yes. I don’t know the exact reason for this either, but if my hunch is correct, I think it might be related to Her Royal Highness.”

“.. Okay.”

Bea, who had been trying to follow until the end, heard that it was an order from the Empress, so she gave up her stubbornness and let go of my sleeve that she was holding tightly.

I stroked Bea’s sullen, downcast head for a moment and pushed her into the room.

“Then I will guide you now.”

“Yes.”

I walked behind Martina, who walked first, and after a while, I arrived at a door surrounded by excessive gold.

Martina stopped in front of the door and knocked.

“Empress. Master Berador has arrived.”

“.. Please come in.”

A voice similar to Agnes’s, but unable to belie her age, came from the room.

Martina listened to the Empress and opened the door.

I bowed my head slightly as a sign of gratitude and entered the room, which was the most spacious and luxurious room I had ever seen.

As someone who doesn’t like flashy things, there were so many decorations that I frowned.

If you were to sell just one of them, it would be equivalent to a year’s worth of taxes for a village in the empire.

In the midst of so many decorations, there was a woman sitting on a chair who did not lose her nobility.

There were a lot of documents piled up in front of her, and the pen that would have been in her hand just a moment ago was placed on top of the documents.

“Meeting Her Majesty the Empress.”

She is Olivia von Ebsoruta, the empire’s only empress and Agnes’ mother.

And now this is the mountain I have to climb.